USPTO Patents Application 10766158

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AppLNo. 10/766,158

Amdt. Dated Mat. iO ,2005

Reply to Office Action of Dec. 10, 2004

Amendments to the Claims;

This listing of claims will replace all prior versions, and listings, of claims in the
application:

Listing of Claims

Claim 1 (original): An electrical connector assembly, comprising:
a mother board;

a card edge connector mounted on the mother board and comprising a housing
defining a slot, and a plurality of contacts disposed on at least one side of the slot
of the housing and exposed into the slot;

a daughter card comprising a mating edge inserted into the slot of the housing,
a plurality of conductive pads on the mating edge for electrically connecting with
contacts of the card edge connector; and

a board hold down, which is separated from the card edge connector and
mounted on the mother board, holding the daughter card in the card edge connector
and keeping the daughter card parallel to the mother board.

Claim 2 (original): The electrical connector assembly as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the board hold down comprises a body portion supporting the daughter
card to keep a predetermined distance between the daughter card and the mother
board.

Claim 3 (original): The electrical connector assembly as claimed in claim 2,

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wherein the board hold down comprises a loading portion

extending upwardly from the body portion, and wherein the daughter card defines
an engaging hole engaged with locating portion of the board hold down.

Claim 4 (original): The electrical connector assembly claimed in claim 3,
wherein the locating portion conq>rises a lead-in formed on a top end thereof for
guiding the insertion of the locating portion into the engaging hole of the mother
board.

Claim 5 (original): The electrical connector assembly as claimed in claim 2,
wherein the board hold down comprises a leg portion extending downwardly from
the body portion, and wherein the mother board defines a retention hole receiving
the leg portion of the board hold down.

Claim 6 (original): The electrical connector assembly as claimed in claim 2,
wherein the board hold down comprises a resilient arm and an anti-overstress
extending from a first and a second ends of the body portion, respectively.

Claim 7 (original): The electrical connector assembly as claimed in claim 6,
wherein the anti-overstress portion comprises a main section, and a tab
perpendicularly extending from the main section and having an upwardly bent
distal end.

Claim 8 (original): The electrical connector assembly as claimed in claim 7,
wherein the board hold down comprises a latch portion extending from the resilient

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arm and locking a rear edge of the daughter card.

Claim 9 (original): The electrical connector assembly as claimed in claim 8,
wherein the resihent arm is over the tab of the anti-overstress portion and is
deflectable with the latch portion between the main section and the distal end of
the tab.

Claim 10 (cuixently amended): An electrical connector assembly, comprising:
a mother board:

a card edge connector mounted on the mother board and comprising a housing
defining a slot having an opening at one side of the card edge connector, and a
plurality of contacts diqx>sed on at least one side of the slot of the housing and
exposed into the slot; and

a board hold down mounted on the mother board, said board hold down being
separated from and located beside the one side of card edge connector, the board
hold down and the slot of housing together defining a support plane adapted for
supporting a daughter card.

Claim 1 1 (original): The electrical connector assembly as claimed in claim 10,
wherein the board hold down comprises an arc-shaped body portion, a locating
portion extending upwardly firom the body portion, a pair of leg portions extending
downwardly &om the body portion, a resilient arm extending fi'om a first end of
the body portion, and a latch portion extending upwardly fi'om the resilient arm.

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Claim 12 (original): The electrical connector assembly as claimed in claim 1 1,
wherein the board hold down comprises an anti-overstress extending from a second
end of the body portion, and including a main section and a tab perpendicularly
extending from the main section with an upwardly bent distal end, and wherein the
resilient arm is over the tab and is deflectable with the latch portion between the
main section and the distal end of the tab.

Claim 13 (currently amended): An electrical connector assembly comprising:
a first circuit board;

a card edge connector mounted to the first circuit board and defining a slot
with a pliurality of contacts beside within said slot;

a second circuit board having a front edge section angularly inserted into the
slot and downwardly rotated toward the first circuit board until reaching a parallel
relation with the first circuit board; and

at least one deflectable board holder mounted to the first circuit board;
wherein said board holder is located around a rear edge section of the second
circuit board, and downwardly presses said rear edge section.

Claim 14 (currently amended): The assembly as claimed in claim 13, wherein
said board holder includes a body portion, a locating portion upwardly extending
from the bodv portion for supporting extending into a through hol e of the second
circuit board, and a latching portion downwardly pr e ssing the r e ar e dge s e ction-of
th e second oirouit board a resilient arm and an anti-overstress portion respectively
extending from opposite ends of the bodv portion of the board holder ,

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Claims 13-16 (cancelled)

Claim 17 (new): The assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein a latch portion
upwardly extends from the resilient ami and downwardly presses the rear section
of the second circuit board.

Claim 18 (new): The assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein the
anti-overstress comprises a main section facing the resihent arm^ and a tab
extending from the main section and beyond the resilient arm.

Claim 19 (new): The assembly as claimed in claim 18, wherein the resilient
arm is restrainedly moveable between the main section and the tab of the
anti-overstress portion.

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